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Sean duffy, interim NASA head, tells agency that it will beat China back to the moon

Acting NASA Administrator Sean duffy also told agency employees not to let "safety be the enemy of progress."
DC Federal Intervention Union Station
DC Federal Intervention Union Station

AI weather forecasting institute could shutter after funding cuts

The cuts hamper training for new technology and the country's ability to assess the impacts of hurricanes and other weather disasters.
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US-SCIENCE-CLIMATE-ENVIRONMENT-NOAA
7d ago

Telescope reveals a growing tail on the comet that's visiting from another star

These new images confirm that the comet is becoming more active as it plows harmlessly through our solar system.
Interstellar Comet
Interstellar Comet
9d ago

Climate change

Climate change

U.S. appeals court allows Trump's EPA to terminate climate grants

A 2-1 panel of the d.C. Circuit appeals court ruled that the lower-court judge lacked jurisdiction.
Environmental Protection Agency flag
Environmental Protection Agency flag

A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results show

The over-the-counter antihistamine azelastine works against a range of respiratory infections, including the flu and RSV, researchers say.
Sick young woman using nasal spray
Sick young woman using nasal spray

Over 85 scientists say Energy dept. climate report lacks merit

The group of scientists says the department relied too heavily on debunked research and misinterpreted other research.
Health and Pollution Issues From The Cheswick, PA Coal-Fired Power Plant
Health and Pollution Issues From The Cheswick, PA Coal-Fired Power Plant

Scientists could soon lose a key tool for studying Antarctica's melting ice sheets as climate risks grow

Scientists say the planned decommissioning of a valuable research vessel is part of a series of actions by the Trump administration that take aim at climate science.
global warming ice glacier melting
global warming ice glacier melting

Wisconsin boater stumbles on long-lost shipwreck in Lake Michigan

The bottom of the hull was largely intact, but the sides of the 137-foot ship had split open.
A person inspects the shipwreck.
A person inspects the shipwreck.

Months after deadly Texas floods, a congressman is still looking for answers

Lloyd doggett says he's been stonewalled by federal agencies after he inquired about NWS' actions and staffing ahead of the floods.
Search and Recover unit paddles along the Guadalupe River
Search and Recover unit paddles along the Guadalupe River

'They would never have known': New warnings about rabies outbreaks as cases rise

Six deaths from rabies have been reported over the last 12 months in the U.S., the highest number in years, according to the CdC.
A raccoon
A raccoon

doctors say RFK Jr.'s push for nutrition education in medicine is a good idea — in theory

Some say counseling patients about nutrition may not always be practical and doesn't address systemic barriers to healthy eating.
A paper cutout of an apple; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a hearing
A paper cutout of an apple; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a hearing

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